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Prendergast, Maurice Brazil

(Encyclopedia) Prendergast, Maurice Brazil, 1859–1924, American painter, b. St. John's, N.L., Canada, educated in Boston. In 1886 he worked his way to Europe on a cattle boat and studied in Paris at…

Pembroke Welsh corgi

(Encyclopedia) Pembroke Welsh corgi, breed of short-legged, hardy working dog thought to have been introduced into South Wales by Flemish immigrants in the early 12th cent. It stands from 10 to 12 in…

Pasco

(Encyclopedia) PascoPascopăsˈkō [key], city (1990 pop. 20,337), seat of Franklin co., SE Wash., on the Columbia River near its confluence with the Snake and Yakima rivers. It is a trade and shipping…

Sjælland

(Encyclopedia) SjællandSjællandshĕˈlän [key] or ZealandSjællandzēˈlənd [key], Ger. Seeland, island (1992 pop. 1,976,882), 2,709 sq mi (7,016 sq km), E Denmark, between the Kattegat and the Baltic Sea…

Sibiu

(Encyclopedia) SibiuSibiusēby&oobreve;ˈ [key], Ger. Hermannstadt, Hung. Nagyszeben, city (1990 pop. 188,385), central Romania, at the foot of the Transylvanian Alps. There are mechanical…

Stockton

(Encyclopedia) Stockton, city (1990 pop. 210,943), seat of San Joaquin co., central Calif., on the San Joaquin River; inc. 1850. One of the fastest-growing U.S. cities during the late 20th cent.,…

Pueblo, city, United States

(Encyclopedia) PuebloPueblopwĕbˈlō, py&oomacr;ĕbˈlō [key], city (1990 pop. 98,640), seat of Pueblo co., S central Colo., on the Arkansas River in the foothills of the Rockies; inc. 1885. It is…

Q fever

(Encyclopedia) Q fever, disease caused by Coxiella burnetii, a small, Gram-negative bacterium. The bacterium infects livestock (cattle, goats, and sheep) and other domesticated animals, and is found…

Brewer's: Fee

Anglo-Saxon feoh, cattle, goods, money. So in Latin, pecunia, from pecus, cattle. Capital is capita, heads [of cattle], and chattels is a mere variant. Source: Dictionary of Phrase and…

Dowries

The joining of money and marriage by David Johnson Marriage Statistics Median Age at First MarriageMarriages and DivorcesMarriage Rates for Selected CountriesRelated StatisticsRelated Links…